putative

2 antonyms for putative — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Widely believed or assumed to be true.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Widely believed or assumed to be true.

supposed reputed

Opposites

real

2. adj

Accepted as true by assumption, not because it has been proved.

Opposites

established

Antonyms

real established

Etymology

First recorded around 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus ("supposed, purported"), from putātus ("thought"), from putō ("to think, to consider, to reckon").

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